Kentucky National Guard Memorial

Honoring Their Sacrifice

Allers III, William Alvin

(P3, C1, L3)Staff Sergeant William Alvin Allers III, 28, of Leitchfield, Grayson County, Kentucky, was killed near Al Khalis, Iraq (40 miles north of Baghdad) on Tuesday, 20 September 2005 when his armored humvee encountered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). Allers was assigned to the Kentucky Army National Guard's 617th Military Police Company, based in Richmond with a detachment in Bowling Green. The 617th Military Police Company mobilized for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) in October of 2004 and deployed to Southwest Asia that November. Originally from Baltimore, MD, Allers joined the Kentucky Army National Guard in September of 2003 after serving with the U.S. Army and worked in Leitchfield for an office supply business.

Local Sergeant Killed In Iraq by Road BombFrankfort—One Kentucky National Guard Soldier was killed and twowere wounded when their armored Humvee encountered an improvised explosivedevice (IED) near Al Khalis, Iraq on Tuesday (Sept. 20). Killed was WilliamAlvin Allers, 28, Leitchfield. Allers was assigned to the Kentucky Army NationalGuard’s 617th Military Police Company, based in Richmond with a detachment inBowling Green.The 617th MP Company mobilized for Operation Iraqi Freedom inOctober of 2004 and deployed to Southwest Asia that November.The injured soldiers were transported to Landstuhl, Germany for treatmentof their injuries. (Military regulations prohibit the identification of woundedpersonnel.)Originally from Baltimore, MD, Allers is survived by his wife, and twochildren. He joined the Kentucky Army National Guard in September of 2003after serving with the U. S. Army and worked in Leitchfield for an office supplybusiness.He has been posthumously promoted to the rank of staff sergeant alongwith being presented the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart and the CombatAction Badge.“The death of Staff Sergeant Allers is a tragedy for his family, the ArmyNational Guard and the Commonwealth of Kentucky,” said Major GeneralDonald C. Storm, Adjutant General for Kentucky. “He was a fine soldier whomade the ultimate sacrifice for his nation. His family is in our prayers and wewill continue to support them throughout their time of grief.”In a statement delivered from Iraq, Capt. Todd Linder, commander of the617th MP Company, praised Allers, saying, “Staff Sergeant Allers distinguishedhimself with exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstandingservice to our nation. His team was responsible for providing main supply routesecurity, convoy escort security, area security, quick response force missions, andrecovery asset security.This same team successfully completed over 150 combat patrols, and 50security escorts, surviving more than 25 engagements with the enemy. StaffSergeant Allers worked hard to keep high morale in his team and was a catalystfor the moral in our entire company. His absence is deeply missed by all of hisfellow soldiers.”Allers is the eighth Kentucky Army National Guard soldier to lose his lifein Iraq. He is the second from the 617th Military Police Company, the first beingSgt. Michael Hayes of Morganfield, Ky. who died on June 14.2Leitchfield conducted a memorial service honoring Sergeant Allers, his funeral was heldin Maryland with burial at Arlington National Cemetery.

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